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Possible Essay Questions: Briefly describe the major events of US expansion from the Louisiana Purchase to California Gold Rush. Which sections of the country were opposed to expansion and why. How does the institution of slavery fit into the debate over expansion. (Missouri Compromise, Texas and Mexican American War, Wilmot Proviso and Compromise of 1850) Describe the North and South during the Civil War, what advantages and disadvantages did each side have. Why. How did the Union and Confederacy compare in terms of resources, leadership and military strategies in the period of 1861-1863?